The nurse is caring for an older adult client who will be discharged home to live with an adult daughter. The client will be given prescriptions for four new medications for rheumatoid arthritis
How does the nurse ensure that the client will be able to take the medications correctly at home? a. Monitor the client self-administering me-dications while in the hospital.
b. Include the client's daughter when teach-ing the client about the medications.
c. Provide the client with pamphlets and in-formation about all the medications.
d. Make a chart showing which medications the client should take at different times.
B
Because the client will be living with the daughter, she should be included in the teaching plan about the medications. Providing pamphlets or charts about the medications does not ensure that the client knows how to take them correctly at home. Self-administering medications may or may not be permitted by hospital policy and might be helpful, but including the daughter would be the best option.
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